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Medal commemorating Captain Paul König and the submarine 'Deutschland'
Medal commemorating Captain Paul König and the submarine 'Deutschland'. Obverse: Bust of Captain König (three-quarter right). Legend: 'KAPITÄN KOENIG.' Reverse: Flag of the Bremen Lloyd Company placed diagonally; inscription above (left) and below. Legend (outside pearled ring): 'I . DURCHQUERUNG D. ATLANT. OCEANS DURCH D. HANDLES U. BOOT DEUTSCHLAND.' (First crossing of the Atlantic by the commercial submarine 'Deutschland'.) Inscription: 'AUSFAHRT V. BREMEN 23. VI. 16.' (Departure from Bremen 23. vi. 16.) Above: 'ANKUNFT IN BALTIMORE 10 . VII . 16.' (Arrival in Baltimore.) Below: 'RÜCKKEHR NACH BREMEN 28 . VIII . 16.' (Return to Bremen 23. viii. 16.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2471 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hummel, August |
| Events: | World War I: Atlantic crossing of the Deutschland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Deutschland fl.1916 (German) |
| Date made: | 1916 |
| People: | Capt, fl.1916, König, Paul,; Bremen Lloyd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |